PHILIPPINE LITERATURE

Mary Grace E. Gatus

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Four Sisters and a Wedding

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Footnote to YouthBy Jose Garcia Villa

The Chieftest MournerBy Aida Rivera - Ford

ChildwifeBy Delfin Fresnosa

Dead StarsBy Paz Marquez Benitez

MagnificenceBy Estrella Alfon

The God StealerBy Francisco Sionil Jose

Scrawny (56)

Adjective- Unattractively thin and bony.

Synonymsscraggy - skinny - gaunt - thin -

meager - lean - meagre#1

Pinched (58)

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Inaudibly (129)

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Irrefrangible (133)

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Rankling (133)

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Obsequiousness (143)

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Francisco Sionil JoseF. Sionil José (born December 3, 1924) is one of the most widely-read Filipino writers in the English language. His novels and short stories depict the social underpinnings of class struggles and colonialism in Filipino society.Some of his famous works include:•The God Stealer and Other Stories

•Two Filipino Women•Ben Sinngkol, and many more.

ELEMENTS OF THE STORY

Setting•Banaue Rice Terraces in Mountain Province•December Dawn•American Colonization

Characters

•Philip Latak (also known as Ip-Pig)•Sam Christie•Grandfather of Ip-Pig•Sadek•Reverend Doone

Plot: Introduction•Sam Christie and Philip Latak, his Filipino assistant, were best of friends because they are both young and they work in the same office. They rode a bus on their way to Ifugao. •Philip (Ip-pig) now lives in Manila which is against the wishes of his family, particularly his grandfather who intended to leave to Philip his share of the famous rice terraces. 

Plot: Rising

ActionThey are on their way to Mt. Province for one purpose: Sam wants to buy a genuine Ifugao god as souvenir and Philip was to help him find an authentic one through his local connections.

Plot: Climax•Philip’s chance to steal the god from his grandfather.•He got the god and gave it to Sam Christie•Grandfather’s death Plot: Denouement•Philip chose to stay than to go back to Manila with Sam Christie

ConflictMan Vs. HimselfMan Vs. Society

SymbolismsIfugao god

Philip LatakSam ChristieGrandfather

Japanese sword, Siamese Mask, Grecian UrnCoca-cola

ThemeFriendshipValue of Heritage

Social IssueColonial Mentality